Clothes hook



June 25, 1957 J. UHRlN CLOTHES HOOK Filed May a, 1955 INVENTOR.

JO HN UHRI N PARKER 8 CARTER AT TO R NEYS CLO HGOK John Uhrin, Kenosha, Wis.

Application May 6, 1955, Serial No. 566,444

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-290) My invention relates to hooks and more particularly to a type of hook employed for suspending clothes or the like from a wall.

The object of my invention is to provide a hook construction that may be applied to any wall or molding.

Another object of my invention is to provide a hook that may be folded flat against the wall when not in use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hook assembly in which the hook may be easily removed from its hanger without the use of tools.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a double hook constructed of a single length of wire, which may be detachably mounted in a one-piece hanger adapted for rigid attachment to a Wall.

Other and further objects of my invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective front view of the hook and hanger assembly.

Figure 2 is a perspective rear view of the hook assembly shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top view of the assembly with the hooks in an open or projecting position.

' Figure 4 is a top view of the assembly with the hooks in a folded position.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the hanger with the hooks supported thereon.

Figure 6 is a similar view as shown in Figure 5, showing the hooks disengaged and about to be removed from the hanger, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the hanger bracket, with the hooks removed.

Referring now to details of the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings, 10 indicates a hanger which may be constructed of sheet metal or the like, having an upright back plate 10' with a flanged top portion 11 and a similar flanged bottom portion 12 bent outward at right angles to said back plate. The outwardly extending flanged portions 11 and 12 are each provided with an aperture 13 extending therethrough immediately adjacent the back plate 10, and are also formed with opposed centrally disposed channels 14 and 14', respectively, extending from their outer ends toward their apertures 13.

The back plate 10' of the hanger 10 has an aperture 15 to accommodate a fastening screw or the like which is shown in phantom as 16. Below the aperture 15 is shown an inwardly turned prong 17, which may be integrally formed as part of the back plate 10' for engagement with the wall when the screw 16 enters the wall or board to which the hanger may be attached. The prong 17 pre- Fatented June 25, 1957 vents the hanger plate from turning or moving sideways.

A hook member preferably consisting of a single length of wire is formed into a top horizontal U-shaped loop 18 and a bottom horizontal U-shaped loop 19. The adjacent sides of the two U-shaped loopis 18 and 19 are joined by a vertical wire portion 20. The outer ends of the loops 18 and 19 may be curved upwardly at 18' and 19 to simulate conventional hook ends.

The terminal ends of top and bottom loops 18 and 19 are bent upward and downward, respectively, at 21 and 22 for engagement with the apertures 13 in the portions 11 and 12 of the hanger unit. Where so mounted in the hanger, the side of each of the U-shaped loops 18 and 19 adjacent their terminal ends 21 and 22 is adapted to fit under compression within the channels 14 and 14', as seen in Figures 1 and 2.

The terminal ends 21 and 22 may be disengaged from their apertures 13 by exerting pressure on the hook members 18 and 19 toward each other, as shown in Figure 6. By swinging the hook portions 18 and 19 laterally about their terminal ends as shown in Figure 4, the hook portions may be moved out of the channel shown as 14, to permit the hook assembly to be placed flat against the bracket.

The vertical wire portion 20 intermediate the two U-shaped loops 18 and 19 is offset laterally from the terminal ends of said loops in position to engage the back plate of the hanger to limit pivotal movement of the hook member relative to the hanger in the fully extended position of said hook member.

Although I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction shown and described but that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

In a clothes hook, a hanger comprising a back plate having two opposed vertically spaced top and bottom projections, each having an aperture adjacent said back plate, a detachable hook member consisting of a length of wire having a single intermediate portion, and with its end portions bent reversely into two horizontally disposed U-shaped loops, said loops being spaced apart so as to have fitting engagement between the top and bottom projections and in front of said back plate, the free terminal ends of said loops being bent outwardly for yielding detachable engagement in the apertures in said top and bottom projections, and the intermediate portion of the wire being offset laterally of the terminal ends of said loops, in position to engage the back plate of the hanger to limit pivotal movement of the hook member relative to the hanger in the fully extended position of said hook member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 161,206 Comly Mar. 23, 1875 5 32,109 Stinchcomb et al. Jan. 8, 1895 708,666 Rodriguez Sept. 9, 1902 1,951,930 Harris Mar. 20, 1934 2,047,107 Milhime July 7, 1936 2,459,909 Alofs Jan. 25, 1949 

